Sanitary cap



Feb. 26, 1929.

E. M. TUGGY SANITARY CAP Filed June 20, 192'! r I 'll ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 26, 1929.

EFFIE M. TUGGY, or OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

SANITARY CAP.

' Application filed June 20, 1927. Serial No. 200,046.

This invention relates to sanitary caps.

As is well known in purchasing millinery, it is usually necessary for a customer to try on a number of difierent hats prior to selecting one. Hitherto, this practice has been rather expensive to milliners as the repeated trying on of hats caused the lining thereof to become soiled, necessitating relini-ng. This cost, of course, was borne by the milliners and placed an excessive overhead on their business. Another disadvantage of this practice is that it spreads scalp diseases and is entirely insanitary.

It is the principal object of the present invention to eliminate this condition by pro viding a simple and inexpensive sanitary cap which may be fitted to the head of a customer to cover the 'persons hair when trying on hats, permitting the customer to try on any number of hats without her hair coming in contact with the lining of the hat and soiling it, likewise, it prevents the transfer of any scalp diseases; the caps being very inexpensive may be discarded after use.

One form which the invention-may assume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which: 7

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a sanitary cap embodying the preferred form of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a central section through the same when folded.

. Fig. 3 is a view of the cap on the head of a user, showing the manner in which the hat fits thereover.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawings 10 indicates a sanitary cap formed of inexpensive thin but highly glazed paper. This cap is formedin two 1 longitudinal sections pasted. or otherwise secured together at their contiguous edges as indicated by the numeral 11, forming a seam centrally and longitudinally of. the cap. The pattern from which the halves of the cap are formed is so shaped that whenjoined together the halves will form a cap having considerable fullness. A cord 12 of paper or fabric is secured to the marginal edge of the cap either by an adhesive or sewing as desired.

When connecting the cord to the cap, the rim of the latter is drawn in so that the cap above the cord will have considerable fullness to accommodate the hair of the wearer. The shape of this rim is such that it will properly fit the head of a person just above the hair line and of dimensions to tightly embrace the head, this latter necessitating of course the provision of different sizes of caps for different heads.

In actual use, the cap isconstructed as disclosed in the drawings and prior to trying on a hat it is fitted to the'customers head, the corded edge of thecap tightly embracing the head at or below the hair line While the fullness of the cap accommodates the hair. The hat is then placed on the head and drawn downwardly to position. The inner rim of the hat will engage the cord 12 and will draw the sanitary cap down on the head to any position at which it is desired to place the hat. 7 7

As the sanitary cap is formed of highly glazed paper the hat may be withdrawn easily without disturbing the sanitary cap and thus several hats may be tried on without removing or readjusting the sanitary cap. After the sanitary cap has served its period'of usefulness, it may be removed from the head of the wearer and discarded.

From the foregoing it is obvious that the provision of a sanitary cap as described will eliminate soiling of the linings of hats due to frequent trials and will also prevent the spread or transfer of contagious scalp dis.- eases. Another feature of the cap is that a customer may try on any number of hats without disarranging her hair.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in its construction by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters'Patcut is:

l. A sanitary cap comprising a crown port-ion of thin glazed paper, a cord secured to the outside portion of the rim of said crown portion and being less diameter than said rim to provide the requisite fullness in said crown to accommodate the hair of the wearer, said cord being adapted to fit the head of the wearer closely. f

2. A sanitary cap comprising a crown portion and a cord of substantial thickness encircling the rim of said crown portion and secured to the outside surface thereof Whereby when a hat is placed over said cap said cord cooperating with the brim of said hat will cause a correct positioning of said cap I wlth relation to saidhat, said cord being adaptedto fit the head ofthe wearer closely.

3. A sanitary cap of that type used topro-V tect the linings of hats When fitted to the heads of purchasers comprising a crown po-rtion'and a cord of substantial thickness encircling and secured to the rim of said crown portion to strengthenthe rim andalso to serve as an abutment against Which the brim 10 

